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•Jiute LlbrUa
GREENVILLE IS THE
EEART OF EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA. IT HAS
A POPULATION OF FOUR
THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED
iND ONE. AND IS SUR
ROUNDED BY THE BEST
FARMING COUNTRY.
INDUSTRIES OF ALL
KINDS ARE INVITED TO
LOCATE HERE FOR V^E
HAVE EVERYTHING TO
OFFER IN THE WAY OF
LABOR, CAPITAL AND
TRIBUTARY FACILITIES.
WE HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE
JOB AND NEWSPAPER
PLANT.
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Agriculture is the MoNt Useful, tbi* MokI H«>althfnl. iIip M<in| Nonlc Ktnpio)incut of Muii.—<x«ori;t'
WE HAVE A CIRCULA
TION OF TWELVE II UN
DRED AMONG THE BEST
PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN
PART OF NORTH CARO
LINA AND INVITE THOSE
WHO WISH TO GET BET
TER ACQUAINTED WITH
THESE GOOD PEOPLE iS
4 BUSINESS WAY TO TAKE
4 FEW INCHES SPACE AND
TELL THEM WHAT YOU
HAVE TO Bh’lSG 'I o TIIKIH
.1T TENT I ON.
OUR *4 D V K H T ! S I iS (,
WATES ARE LOW AN It CAN
BE HAD UPON APPLICA
TION.
VOLI’MK XXXIV.
(iltUl'NYII.U:, >. FKIDAV AI ii;itNO(>\. IDIllM A!!V i:i, lltll.
M HIU.K a I.
This City To Experience
Improved Postal Facilities
During The Present Year
Iraining School Issues UuIIb-0(]|||]|I| |||{[
til) For Spriog aod Sum
mer lern
fostoffice Ouilding to be Com
pleted Short ot lime Specified
(REE OELIIftm III SyMM[R
III Adtiitioii fit riiK tliv (iouM-iiiiiciit
Hu'oi'iiis I.ociil Oi'li«c That u
Niirlit IMspatcIi l. lcrk is
t(> 1)0 Addvii.
tlio 4tli iii'otiint, in which you siibiiiit
iiifoniii.tioii relative to the nocessilv
for ostalilisliiiig night sorviix* at join
ottlcn, you are inrornied that as thi.s
I'iianKu would involve an allowance-
for an additional clerk, the Depnrt-
nicnt i.s unable to take? favoralile ac
tion in the nuUtor owinj; to the ver„’
I liiuitc'd number of cli'rical i)ositions
uvailabli' durinp the current tisoal
ye'ar. It i« suBKOsti'd, however, that
you bring the matter to the Depart-
1’K‘nt's attention about June 1st, next
with a view of effecting the chanRc-
SHIilllOWN ITKMS.
It. lookw like this is to be a good July 1 liil4.” |
year for Creenvillo in the way of ini-: To get these things-the new
Iirov-ing postal facilities. Work is building, free delivery and night ser-
going i n well on tlie postollice build- vice—all during this year, will rer-j
ing and tlio eontractors exi\cct to tainly be a bi'g gain for Greenville in
have it completed short of the time mail faeilitles. To have the nigh*
specllied. Everybody will be gliul clerk in the office will mean that
when this new building can be oe- li tters mailed after the last daily dis '
cupied, for it will provide ciuartcrs i)atch at 0 p. m. nnd there are bun-1
and convenences for handling “UnclG dreda of 'such letters every night— |
Sam’s" bu'siness here to much better instead of having to be held until
advantage. i nearly S o’clork next morning can
Then there is the matter ot free dispatchcd by the night trains and
delivery of nuiil, that is coming about advanced from four to eight
the middle of the year. By virtue of >''>">•«■ In other words mail for either
the local postotnce receipts Green-j or Ualeigh dropped in l.y,
ville has been entitled to free mail,reach either city a^,
dtlivery now nearly three years. Ev !=>" ™''ier hour than it now leave.-.
,'rybody familiar with the oircum-' r.reenvllle. There wi\ also be a
stances know that the reason tht .avins in time on the incon.ing
service has not already been install- niails on these nicht train's, as lin
ed was that the town failed to meet present arrangement it re
the requirements ot the government t'.nins in the baggage room at tb.
nect-ssary for this, though former -l-'Pet until s o'clock, tben has to be
I'ostmaster Flanagan freuuently cans "ork.,] and distributed before de
ed the attention of the city om.iL.l 'i"’''-'' I'atrons. while with the
to be called to their neglect in this''>igbt clerk these mails would be
particular When Mayor J. U. .Tames , directly from the trains to the
took the head of the city government,'oftice and distributed at once, so
la'st July one of his first resolutions 'l>='t patrom? would find it in their
was that Greenville should be put >'Oxes e.s early in the morning as tbev
in conditum for the installation ol, fr"!. The change will effect a
the service He and Postmaster f'" buslnes,.
Whichard, who was also deeply in '"^'1 oarrying it into effect the
terested in it. conferred together f'rst of July is looked forward to with
about the work, and when it was encouragement,
thought the town was in position to
meit the retiuirenient of the govern
ment the matter was again pUicc:
before the department. Here th.
good work of Congressman .lolin 11,
Small came in, for ho took the matter
right to headiiuarters and a month
ago an inspector was sent to Green
ville to make investigation.
Last week The Uellector gave ex
tracts from a letter Congiessman
Small fLiit Mayor James, tliat the
Department had approved the (avoi -
able report of the inspector on Green
ville. at the same time giving th.'
statement of the First Assistant Post
master General that as the tund:-
available for extension's durin,g th.
current fiscal year were piacticall,\
ovhausted, It would likely be July be
fore the free delivery can be install
ed.
The Keflector stated in the sanu
article that the postmaster was at
work on some other improved facili
ties for the local service that it was
hoped eould be accomplished soon
and one of these also seems assured
for tho beginning of the new flsea’
year July first. He ha's been making
ftiuly of the needs of a night clerk
for the postofllce and the advantage
to the community that would come
through the opportunity ot dispatch
ing mails by the night trains, and
through the assistance of Congres's-
man Small has presented tho impor
tance of this to the Department. On
Tuesday the postmaster received let
ters from both the Pinat Assistant
Postmaster General and Congressman
Small, expressing that this changc
can come July 1st. The former let
ter says:
“With reference to your letter of
A bulletin outlining the spring and
summer torni.s has boen i'.5sued by
tiu! I'^a.st Carolina 'I'l'acbers Training
Scliool and is being distrbiitfHl among
the teachers of Xorih (,'arolina. 'I'he.si!
cinn'!<es follow tli(! policy of tho
school, "to offer .our^es of studj
lo help till! teaclier activiily engageil
ii. tlie work, as well as courses of
!-tudy to hell) the inexperienced to
ii(‘cnnie ellicient".
Till' total oxpi use, board, logding
anil all lees, wliieh incnudes book
relit, for ! 'e .spring leriii is ftI.Gti.
for the 'spring Icrni $30.00.
A '.itudent taking a coiirsc for three
spring or siirnner terms guts credit
for a full years of work.
For tho summer two academic
(furse.s arc offered. There are four
groups of professional course's which
are divided into sections so as to fit
tlie work to each student that cohp.os.
Kach of the three terms of the one
year profewsional course is offered <so
tl’at a student who has taken a spring
term can continue where she left off.
Many who teach short terms can get
ii> tho spring work.
A folder giving a detailed account
of the course in I'^iucationai Adniin-
i'-.tration and Supervision will be is-
'sned in March. This course is for
high school principals, county and
city siiperint.eiidents.
Lfi mmm
karded Gallivan Buildino Co. ot
Greenville S. C.
Large Crowd f
Is Expected
Saturday
[imcT risuRts noi k
S.MITHTDWX, Feb. 10.—Miss Tril
by Smith who is attending the K, C.
T, T. S, was home on a visit Satur
day and Sunday.
•Mr, (\ {;, Cob!) and famil>, of Nor
folk, is out to his country hiinie.
Cobbtlale, for a while.
M", l.iiyil Sniitli. of Fariiiville. was
iii our town a '.-ihort while Monday,
There will be services at the Chris
tian cliiiri'.i at Artliur next Saturday
14th. and also Suiulay aftornoon.
Jud.^iing from the plant beds in tliir-
vicinity the tobacco crop will be in
ireascd.
Mrs, C, K. McCilowhon and Mr?.
Mills Smith attended services at
Faniiville la'st Sunday,
Miss Winnie i'^vans. Mrs. Ague?
mount and Master Jack Hlount spent
the day at Mr. Ivy Smith’s last Sun
day, coming over from Ayden on a
car.
•Mrs. Hellen Wat'son from Parm-
ville, was vistiing her grandmother.
Mrs. A. A. Joyner, Sunday.
Any one wishing for a good loca
tion would do well to come to our
tcwn, as it is on a boom in every way.
HIk It^publiranH (» Speak.
CObDWATER, Mich.. Feb. 11.—
Arrangements have been compietea
for the annual banquet of the Lincoln
Republican Club here tomorrow night.
Senator Charles Townsend will be
toastmaster and among the leadini;
speakers will be Senator Weeley
Jones of Washington and ex-Con-
gressman .Tames E, W’atson of In
diana,
iiiiin: ijiAKKUs i\ ro^.
FFIM'XE AT WAS!!I\(JTO\
W.\SH1.\GT0X. D, C„ Feb, 11.—
Kepre:'entativi<.-i of ijOO t'ade organ
izations embracing the entire countr-.
and representing every line of in
dustry regisitcr(!<l at the New Wil
lard Hotel today for the opening nf
the second annual meeting of the.
•National (Mianiher of Commerce. To
day was devoted to f1 ' preliminaries
of the gathering. '1 ■ regular iiro-
prani of papers, addresses and dis-
lussions will be taken up tomorrow
morning and continued over Friday.
Tho Sherman anti-trust l.iw, with
particular reference to President Wi'-
son's recent message on corporate
and trust I'ontrol, has been selected
as the leading subject for dlscussioi'
at tho meeting. ,\moiig the proiiiin-
rnt speakers who are to be heard
or the subject are President V.ui llise
m' the I’niverBlt.N of Wisconsin. Prof.
Harry H, Seakar of Cohiir.bia riji-
\ersity, Louis D. Itraiideis of l!os-
ton, and Frederick P. Fish, former
|.r(viil 'lit of the Americau Telejilione
and 'I'elegraiih ('onipany.
The iiuestioii as to what constitute.
iinrea'sonabte restraint of trade. a>
to wlietber holding companies and
Interlockin.g directorates should be
priihibited and as to how the Sher
man law reiiiiires definition are to he
discussed.
In addition to tho trust problen'
tho meeting will give attention to
the currency and income tax laws
and the development of the foreign
trade of the United States followinp,
tho opening of the Panama canal.
Cl-arles A, Prouty of the Interstate
Commerce Commis.‘?ion will tell the
delegates of tho work Involved in
riaking a ph.vsical valuation of tin'-
railroads and Secretary Wilson of
the Department of I^abor Is down
for an addrras on the relations of
his department to indutrie and com
merce.
>ew Hampshire Farmers’ .Voetinir.
CONCORD, N, II.. Feb. 11.—The
flrvit annual state agricultural con
vention of New Hampshire was hel't
iii this city today. The leading fea
tures of the program was an address
by Prof. W. C. Coffey of the Univer
sity of Illinois.
Work to Itegiii a( Once. Anotlier ( iin.
trad to lie i-ct in the >ear I'li-
liiru I'or Some (Mher
lIiiildingN.
Yesterday being the day advertii-
eu for the opening of the bids lor tho
erection of tho C.reeiuillo Cottiiii
.Mills in the soutliwcstcrn part of tie
city, about a dozen contractors, in
eluding sever:;l from Uicr cities and
states were stationed near tho oflices
cf the company, lo await the returns
from their respective bids.
It roi|iried the better part of tlii;
day for tl:f oflicials to go over the es
timates, and at a late hour in the
afternoon the Gallivan liuilding Com
pany, of Cireenville, S, was award
ed the contract for the main build
ings. Tho price being in the neigh
borhood of thirty-five tlioiisand dol
lars. This leaves still another cmi-
tract to he let, that being for lh<
tenant hou'.-es anil seveial other ni’c-
essary buildings, u |)ower plant and
tho liiacliiiieiy to ei|iilp tlie mil!
thriiughonf, We understand t'.iis will
be done at as early date as possble.
The eoiilraet of yestiTiia.v calls for
a building 3UIxSo feet with an L
TOxSO. Also a '.storage warehouse oT
T.ixlihi ffi't. In aiidltion to this ther''
is to be a reservoir holding one hun
dred and fifty tlioiisaiid gallons ol
water, with a tank filfy feet in the
air with tlie capacity of ."ill,000 gal
lons. Work is to begin at once and
is to lie eonipleted by the latter part
of the suiiinier.
At the present time laborers art
at work niovln.ir weveral buildings on
fbi' eiiiniiaiiy's property to clear a
right of way fi'r the laying of siib'
tracks from the mills tn the XorfolK
Southern and .\tlaiitic Coast ljln
tracks. It is undevstiH'd that this
will b(> fiiiishi'd ill the course of two
weeliH.
'I’he rollowing I'ouf rn'-tors suli-
mitted estimates yesterd.iy:
liaker and ( anuliii. tlrei'iiville,
I'.
D. It, I’arlioui. Norfolk Va.
Itlalock l!ro.~,, .New llern. X. C,
Vork and Kvans, Cveenville, X, C
J. I). (Irandy. Ctnirlotte, .\. ('.
I>. K, Cecil, l.oxln.ulen, C.
Fisk-Carter Constrm iion Company,
(’arlotte. X. C.
('. M, West. Greenville. N. C.
Hiirwell Kiddick. Greenvillo. N. C
AIsop and Pierse. Newport Nows
Va.
.\e\i .Saturday will be a day of more
tlian oriliiiar,\ inti'iis-^t, in (ireen\ille
iaiiil a large crowd is expected to b-
' hi I'e. II is the i|;iy lor the regular
monthly meiiiags of t!ii‘ Fanner.'
I I'nioii and also of the 'l\ aeliei'.s Aiiso-
|e;aiion. In addition to this it is the
I ihite I'di' a Fanners Institule. It i.-;
:also III',' liiiii' for holding civil serviei
e.\aniinalions lor I'oa11h-cla',-s po-^t-
masf'TS and rui'al rout'' carriers,
'lire Fanners iastilMle will |.i'ov<
of interest to the I'Ublic geiier.illy.
Lecinrers from the state ilepartinenL
of agriculture at lialelgh will hold
these inslitiiti',-i and illscusslons of
farm operations, crops, live stock,
n.arketing, household economies, home
M eiivenieiices health in the home, edii-
1 cation, etc., will he entered into
i'ri ese are all live topics ami will be
I discu'.ssed by inacticnl men and wo-
Rojland JoynEr, Has Sludeni at
HIVE m ACl »0[
I'KOGHV M FOR TK V(’l|.
KRS’ ASSOriATH>\.
The Grammar (irade division ot the
Teachers' Association will meet in
the Greenville graded school building
on Saturday morning, February the
14th, at 10:.'i0 o’clock. The follow
ing subjects will be dKseussed.
Sixth and Seventh Grade Geogra
phy—Miss Powers.
Certiticatos in Rural Schools—.Miss
Tucker.
Essential Studies in Kngli«h Miss
Britt.
DKLIA SMITH, Pres.
n.eii in a practical way.
.\t the afternoon session a nues-
tien box will he opened and (luestions
answi red in a round table diseus'sion
and it will he adviaoable fo take a
'K lo fliis session.
A year's subscriiifion to a woman'i
magazine wll be given to the womar
over l!o years of age. living on a
farm, w'lo bakes and exhibit's the
highest scoring loaf of bread. .A year's
subscription lo a magazine will alsi
he given to the girl nnder ;^0 .\ears
i.f age who lives on a farm. e\liiliitiii'.r
the bii;li"sl .scoring loaf ef bread.
Only one of the above prizes will I'.-
given in a family, .-V premium will
also lie uiM'U to the t-irl from a farni
l.akliig and fxliil'iting ihe lie;-! peni of
Cl rn bread.
>. (. FOIilSllIV ASS0( IA1H>\
»ll.l. Mill l\ VSIIIVII.I.I,
The fourth annual convention of
the .\r",t'i Carolina Foresfrv ,\; ■ )eia-
tiiui will fie held In Asheville, .V. C..
on Wediu’sday and Thur'^da,'. .\pril
^fh and ‘.'th. I'.Mt. Tho .^pl'alachian
I’ark .\ssociation and the .-Xsheville
Hoard ol Trade are lending their
I'earfv co-o|ier:ition. and no effurt will
le spared to make tliis one of t'-i'
iHi'si inleri^ti!ig and largely attend
ed forivtry meetings e\er lielif in
the south.
The program will itu liali- ;'Uh' SSr
liy I'roniiueiit mi-n vui the 'u'actie.i'
problems ol the da' and di. ' '.i .sion-
ei; eaeli s'.i'.ijiTl oiie'.i t i all tl.-h gates
will !i.' ealleil fer.
The side trips of unu.'i.il are fil
ing arranged for with the land inMi ■
er.-. in connection with the mcetihi;:
one a visit to tlie celebril'it plai:t
id forests of the lliltniore INtaf''.
where forestry was first lira lieed in
the I’liited States: and th.. second ,'i
trip over the unique logiiinu: railroa'I
into th(' spruce forests on the of
Mt. ^litcheH, tlie higliest pi'ik eas'
of the Rockies which arc now be.
ing logged.
Such a jirogram should be of onii.il
interi'st to foresters. Uimhermen.
landowners, and public men; and
all who possibly can should plan to
attend.
Veiiiig .(ovncr as ^cli him-.vu lit
I’itt ('<Mi:it,«. Kiiiieral Will liike
I’lace This AlteriiiMiii
ill Fariinille.
lilCll.MONU. l'''eb. U». Uolaiiif ,\l.
•loyiier, twenty-three year.< ulil, of
I’anuville, .\, who has bfi n at-
' tending a local bm:lness college in
! ti ia city since Janua'.y tith. commilli d
Isuulde early today b.> shooting him-
self tlinuigh the right temi'b with a
|{--calihre revoher. Diath was in-
sfantaneous.
Joyni r was in a room abme :,i lli ■
time and was partly dressed, ile liail
just flni'sbed eating a bowl ot ojsteis
stew when inmates of the place hearJ
a pistol shot and up<ui rushing to bid
room found him dead im a tied.
Ill a wallet in his coat |)oi ket w .is
u brief note wriftin in ink. II read;
''Tired of li\lug, I'elegiapli .Mrs
^ 1 annie .loyner. i'annville. .V, (
.Mrs. ,loyner, it d‘velopeil. is the
I mother of the ■.-^uieUle, Si rifible;! on
I the same sin i t of paper were s. -.eral
' menioranduiu notes of pheangi aiihic
U'ecoids which .li'M'ei' bad eviiientl.V
j either piu'i hasi il ri iiiifly or ii.ft ii'l-
jid I'urchasiiii:'. '11;.' fitl" nf these
Were; "You m:ule Me l.me 'V u'.
"ll'‘'d Have li) Get 1 mb r. l!i ! Ouf
ar.d Get I nib r, " and ' ril Get 'lou. '
A pawn ticket in the w:illet sfioweu
that Jopn r had di. posel of hi*: ever.,
coat lor se\eral dollars, with w hiri'i
In is siii'post li til have f'liugl.t liie
pisfid be iiseil in taking his Hl'.
Sinee coming to Uichmur.d .l-.'.vie'i
had lii'i'ii rooming at -.1 Si.e.fh l'\iurih
tr'’''t. Tin- iiioining when .lo.'iiir
failed to show \ip at breakfa'-l it wa.i
thought that be was indi'iio-ed ‘lo.u
;' cold, from wbiih he luid lieen sul-.
feiiug lor se\ I ral i!ay ■. h w. -ii.t
miltl several hours l.ii.-i- iliai een-.
in' the .‘•iiicid'' w :i^ reci iv' tl.
\'i nintive l.'i' l:..- liei'i.. hi; I" "I
asi'' rt:'iii'd .1'Mn r w.r t'e'ugl.t t.>
le liaji]'.' aiul e;MI,hi.d wih I" :oi
i ill life, II III- I ;e-l :i lo\e ,lli 111' : -.'.a';
j nol '-;now n.
j llis iiinlv WO!- '1
!e,,il\ leliight
j !-';:!ieral I'li:
j FAKMVlhl.l., Fi '
ei| 1" re th^^ niornii.g
.lli.\ lu r, SI I . Iiil r eti ef
I. .lo.Mi'r shot l.’t'isilf la'"t nirtit in
Uiehiiiond, wlu';’e fie was aft uding
Masse.\ l!usinl•^s I'.'llege He U ft a
ni'le a.\lng lie was tiled of lining
He was ahimt L‘2 years of agi 'I'bo
f.iner.il will he held tiimorro%> after-
no(iii. It will be recalled I'tioliimi
wa's the star sliort-stop on the Kinn-
vilh' baseball team of 191:*., in wkicfi
he pulled off Bome sensational vlaf-i
on the diamoiul. Gur town a-s u Vvul.s,
deeply sympathize with bis moG cr in
such a sad hour.
•I
Par. . ill.
\ ft< rinmi:,
11’. Xi w ^ real b -
that (ioland
,Mis l-'innie
Siii|day School Workers Me*‘t.
ANDERSON, S, C.. .Feb, 11,—An
army of Sunday school workers was
on hand hero today at the opening
of the annual convention of tlie
South Carolina Sunday School As
sociation, The convention will con
tinue three days, during which tim<-
noted religious leaders will delivci
addressew and all phases of Sunday
schot>l work and methods will be dis
cussed.
TWO (O^rUACT.S \W\llI>Ki>
ro LOCAL (OMlUrTOHS
Several days ago Messds. Camden
A: Ilaker. local contractors, wore
awarded the contract for the erection
of a resdence for Mr. K. H. Fergu
son. and today they signed np with
l*r. S. Haesell and Mr. P. G Jaiiieft
for the office building to be built
on the lot on Third street Ju»t« to tho
r>ar of the Reflector office.